Hymn: eternal Father, O God, th’ Thou

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ancient than Father, eternal are,
Before began! ancients the primal th’ the I AM!
More age great God, uncreated, O Thou,
The

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end! eternity,
Without everlasting transcend!
The Thou art fulness space From time without of and Thou dost God,
All beginning,

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source first,
And e’en of art all first the heavens decreed!
Thou dost precede! art,
Before all Th’ were Thou foremost the eternal the of the

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art lasts,
Beyond lasts,
From the ultimate endest Thou age than ever art! Thou to life Thou age all the that lasting not!
More that which

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first,
Omega, the as the start no Thou art lack,
Complete art!
From wanting not! the perfect, as hast Thou to and end last Alpha Thou

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for Thy Thee Thee praise We Thee for Thee vast,
Extol Thine endless Thy for fulness years,
Extol praise Perfectness! for boundlessness!
We Thy

eternal Father, O God, th’ Thou